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Study programmes 2010-2011Last update : 11/04/2011
RISQ2005-1  Natural hazards linked to atmospheric extremes and climate variability
Duration :  18h Th, 18h Pr
Credits/ECTS :  
Advanced Master in Natural hazards ManagementSecond semester3
Holder(s) :  Michel Erpicum, Pierre Ozer, Dominique Perrin
Language :  French language
Course contents :  The lecture is subdivided into three parts :

Historical climatic variability (M. Erpicum);

Past, current and forthcoming climatic variability in the framework of climate change (D. Perrin)

Extreme climatic events linked to climatic catastrophes in the framework of climate change and variability (P. Ozer)
Course objective :  The lecture will analyse recent climatic variability and its likely trends in the coming decades. Climate change impacts on natural catastrophes will be analysed as well as the adaptation strategies of vulnerable populations.
Prerequisites :  Notions in climatology.
Workshops :  Analysis of long term climate databases in order to be able to calculate both frequency and intensity of extreme climatic events.
Organization :  Based on twelve 3-hours lectures, the curses will be given with a Power Point support fully available to the students.
Written notes :  Several refences will be given to the students. Those will be in both French and English. Issued from peer-reviewed journals, all articles will be made available in pdf from this website.
Assessment :  Depending on the lecturer, the evaluation will be or written or oral.
Contacts :  Pierre OZER

Département des Sciences et Gestion de l'Environnement

Université de Liège

Avenue de Longwy, 185 - B-6700 ARLON

Tél : 063230975

E-Mail : pozer@ulg.ac.be


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